Betty McCollum

I concur with the remarks that you made. And to add onto it, this programming and seamless transition between veterans, Indian Health Services, and getting services where and as needed is something that we talked about when I was on the…

I sincerely thank you all for coming here. This has been a very enlightening day and a half.

I want to point out and ask you to comment on some things. As the chairman said rightly, the President proposes the budget.

I appreciate the tribal nations speaking up on behalf of the work that the EPA does, both in land and in water and the Superfund sites, too.

I hope that the consultation will be good with the new Trump administration.

These programs are lifesaving.

We have talked a lot about endangered species, protected species, and now let us round it off with invasive species.

The Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building is an icon on the National Mall and is right next to the Castle.

I would like to talk about the decision that was made in this budget to cut law enforcement by $7 million and tribal justice support by $8 million.

I also want to applaud you for the triumphant reopening of the Renwick.

It sounds like blackmail to me.

So I am going to point blank ask you: when can this committee expect to see a list?

This is going to be Administrator McCarthy's last time testifying before the committee.

Utilities are very engaged in this issue, because, frankly, the energy system is transitioning already.

This Subcommittee is united in its commitment to the social and economic wellbeing of Native Americans.

The National Parks represent our country's collective decision to preserve and celebrate America's natural wonders and cultural heritage.

This is the result of decades and decades and decades of neglect and failure of the Federal government to live up to its obligations.

That is why we increased the replacement construction funding, and you know the dollars: school replacement construction by $25 million, facility replacement by $12 million.

We have a willing partner in trying to fix this. But we have to have a plan to fix it, because as more of these inspections bring things to light, there is going to be more pent-up demand to do it right.

I believe, and I think there are other committee members here who would agree, that is imperative that tribal nations have the resources and the staff to develop competitive grant proposals.

The Smithsonian was created for an increase in the diffusion of knowledge.

Any inspector that did a drive-by inspection and said that was a good job is a person who needs to be held accountable.

I was just aghast. I wanted to say something, but I did not know what I would say.

Housing needs to be good for the people in the tribal nations.

the EPA was only doing that work because it was stepping in to clean up an abandoned mine that had been polluting the area for decades.